Events & Holidays In June - 12

Chaco Peace (Paraguay)

Dia dos Namorados (Valentine's Day) (Brazil)

Independence Day (Philippines)

Russia Day (Russia)

1107  Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187) was born on this day in history.  

1468  On this day in history birth of juan del Encina, composer  

1519  On this day in history birth of cosmos de Medici, art patron (Accademia del Disegno)  

1519  Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

1526  Marc-Antoine de Muret, composer was born on this day in history.  

1577  On this day in history birth of paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)  

1599  On this day in history birth of jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal  

1659  On this day in history birth of yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)  

0816  On this day in history leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies  

0918  On this day in history death of ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians  

1020  Death of Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1036  On this day in history death of tedald, Bishop of Arezzo  

1231  Antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1418  On this day in history death of bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (b. 1360)  

1435  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1408)  

1490  On this day in history death of adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem, peace of Tours, murdered at about 39